Keira
Top 1000
About Keira
Keira is a sweet yet tough name that's gotten a huge boost from the meteoric rise of Keira Knightley. Original spelling Kiera, which relates more directly to the male Kieran, was the more popular form until the rise of Keira Knightley reversed the order. Both are Anglicized versions of the Irish Ciara.
Pronounced KEER-ah.
As of October 2026, Keira ranked #622 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #110 in 2006, Nameberry popularity #333.
Editor: Pamela Redmond
Sources: US popularity data is from the Social Security Administration. Meanings and origins are from Nameberry's name references.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #227 | 1,469 | 822.3 |
| 2015 | #245 | 1,312 | 735 |
| 2016 | #313 | 1,038 | 585.8 |
| 2017 | #332 | 990 | 573.4 |
| 2018 | #364 | 867 | 509.7 |
| 2019 | #357 | 888 | 529.1 |
| 2020 | #466 | 663 | 410.1 |
| 2021 | #472 | 662 | 403.4 |
| 2022 | #536 | 577 | 351.8 |
| 2023 | #566 | 524 | 326.6 |
| 2024 | #609 | 492 | 303.7 |
| 2025 | #622 | 469 | 291.8 |
World rankings
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Keira on lists
Famous Keiras
- Keira Christina Knightley
English actress
- Keira Lucchesi
Scottish actress
- Keira Nazja Pena
American child actress
- Keira Walsh
English footballer
- Keira Malik
British actress; daughter of actor Art Malik
- Keira Sly
daughter of singer Tony Sly of No Use for a Name
- Keira Magee (b. 2010)
daughter of soccer player Mike Magee
- Keira de Leon Jones (b. 2010)
daughter of singers Kathleen de Leon and Daniel Jones of Savage Garden
- Keira Grace Peck (b. 2012)
daughter of actors Austin Peck and Terri Conn
- Keira Travis
daughter of youtubers 'itsjudyslife' and "benjimantv"
Keira in pop culture
- Keira Hagai
character from the Jak and Daxter video game franchise by Naughty Dog.
- Keira Metz
character in the Witcher franchise